Withs Slender twigs twisted into a rope. Jdg 16:7-9. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
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Without Blemish
Without Blemish amomos (G299) Without Blemish, Without Spot, Faultless amemptos (G273) Blameless anenkletos (G410) anepileptos (G423) Unreprovable, Irreproachable Amomos, amemptos, anenkletos, and anepileptos all refer to the Christian life and to what its character should be. Words that refer individually to the absence of blemish and blame are easily confused and their distinctiveness lost, though … Continue reading “Without Blemish”
Without
Without * Notes: (1) This is a translation of (a) exo, “outside,” e.g., Mat 12:46-47; “(them that are) without,” 1Co 5:12-13; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12 (the unregenerate); Heb 13:11-13; (b) exothen, “from without,” or “without,” e.g., Mar 7:15,Mar 7:18; Luk 11:40; 2Co 7:5; 1Ti 3:7; as a preposition, Rev 11:2; (c) choris, “apart from,” frequently … Continue reading “Without”
Withington, Leonard, D.D
Withington, Leonard, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1789. He graduated from Yale College in 1814, studied for some time in Andover Theological Seminary, became pastor of the First Church at Newburyport, Mass., in 1816, and died there, April 22, 1885, a colleague having been appointed in 1858. He wrote, The … Continue reading “Withington, Leonard, D.D”
WITHIN and WITHOUT
WITHIN and WITHOUT Within And Without in the style of the Scripture, are the Jews and Gentiles;-the one within, and the other out of the Mosaical law and covenant. Thus in Deu 25:5, ” The wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger.” And thus, in relation to Christians, and those who … Continue reading “WITHIN and WITHOUT”
Within
Within * Note: This is a translation of (a) entos: see INSIDE, No. 1; in Luk 17:21 the RV marg., “in the midst of,” is to be preferred; the kingdom of God was not in the hearts of the Pharisees; (b) en, “of thinking or saying within oneself,” e.g., Luk 7:39, Luk 7:49 (marg., “among”); … Continue reading “Within”
Withhold
Withhold “to hinder, restrain,” is translated “withhold (not)” in Luk 6:29, RV, AV, “forbid (not) to take.” See FORBID, HINDER, KEEP, Note (7), SUFFER, WITHSTAND. Note: For “withholdeth” in 2Th 2:6 see RESTRAIN. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Withes, Withs, Green
Withes, Withs, Green withs, ( , yetharm lahm, margin new bowstrings, the King James Version margin new (moist) cords (Jdg 16:7); Septuagint , neura hugra): The material with which Samson was bound by Delilah (Jdg 16:8) was probably some moist gut such as was used for bowstrings. Compare , metharm, bowstrings (Psa 21:12; , yether, … Continue reading “Withes, Withs, Green”
Witherspoon, John, D.D., LL.D
Witherspoon, John, D.D., LL.D a distinguished Presbyterian divine, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born in. the parish of Yester, near Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 5, 1722. His father was a clergyman of the Church of Scotland, much respected for his piety and learning; on his mother’s side, he traced an … Continue reading “Witherspoon, John, D.D., LL.D”
Witherspoon, Andrew, D.D
Witherspoon, Andrew, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Leith, Scotland, May 16, 1808, and emigrated to America with his parents when nine years old. He was converted at sixteen, licensed to preach in 1832, and next year admitted into the Troy Conference, in which he held prominent appointments until his superannuation, in 1877, … Continue reading “Witherspoon, Andrew, D.D”